pussy
Meanings
noun
- A cat.
- The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina.
- Anything soft and furry; a bloom form, or catkin, as on the pussy willow.
- Sexual intercourse with a female; usually in the phrase get some pussy.
- A coward; a weakling; an ineffectual, timid, weak-spirited, or pathetic person.
- A woman or girl, seen as having characteristics associated with cats such as sweetness.
- The anus of a man, usually the passive participant in gay sex.
- Used in blends to form deliberately grotesque and unwieldy words referring to cavities. See -ussy.
- A notional part of the body used during exertion of effort; usually in the form put one's whole pussy into.
- A game of tipcat.
verb
- Used in a phrasal verb: pussy out.
adj
- Containing or exuding pus.
adj
- Alternative form of pursy.
name
- A village in La Léchère, Savoie department, France.
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Etymology
Etymology tree English puss Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pussy From puss (“cat”) + -y (diminutive suffix). Usage of the word to refer to a coward may be influenced by pusillanimous.
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